When Torsos "talk"...

I just "love" (read the irony) getting messages from men's torsos...it makes it so much easier for me to post about them....here's the latest in question...

Well, at least he thought I was cute...

And herein lies the problem I have with the whole online dating thing. There are a few reasons why things wouldn't work with this gentleman (i use the term loosely):

1) he's about ten years younger than me
2) He wants some fun possibly today/tonight? Um, last minute much? I'm a busy lady. Plus...fun? right
3) My profile clearly states that i'm not interested in that sort of momentary fun
4) He has more pics online? Maybe of his whole face? Or does he mean other things? Ew.
5) He's proud of having no kids..and owning his own place..well, congrats-me too..?


Soapbox alert (wherein I remind you that this is a personal blog and I have (gasp) opinions!)):

This kind of message is demeaning. It seems complimentary, but at the core of it-he's looking for a piece of tail, nothing more nothing less. I know that there are girls out there that are willing to stoop to this fellow's level...otherwise why would he even try it? And knowing that-makes me sad. Stop lowering your standards, ladies. You might end up alone, on your couch, eating trail mix and cuddling with your cat...but you haven't lowered yourself to someone else's creepy level.

I wrote him back, that while I appreciated his message that I was looking for something more than just a little fun.

I haven't heard back from him.

Hmm...

Shocker.

The Creepy Side of Awkward (And Safety First!)

There is definitely a creepy side to this kind of thing. I've been pretty upbeat about it, but my friends and I have received some very nasty and unwanted messages and pictures. And then every now and then you get messages from people that don't seem so bad...but then you notice something about their status....(this was from a friend of mine)

Umm...why are you on a dating website?

That's right, ladies...he's married. So, it makes perfect sense that he's on a dating website, no? I feel sorry for his wife.

On a serious note-a lot of you have told me: Hey, I hope your'e being careful with this online dating stuff. Believe me, I'm as careful as possible. I have rarely ever met anyone in person and those that I have, well..I'm not currently dating anyone, am I? That's how well those went. We always meet in a public place and my friends know where I am and check in with me. I don't know if this online dating thing is for me-for now I'm keeping the freebie ones active so I can get some fodder for this page...but that's about as far as my expectations go.

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I Don't Know..Are You?

You have to love the guys that are clearly not from America. I don't have anything against them other than this: I have a hard enough time keeping up with people that live in the same geographic area as I do. I can't imagine a foreign long distance relationship.


My favorite part of these messages though is the broken english #sorrynotsorry

Case in point:

No, sir. You're not welcomed. Sorry
(although it's nice that I'm his "dream woman")

Shirtless pics too..ugh...It's like, come on already!

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Coffee Friends Forever?

This one comes from one of our readers. Please do not be alarmed at the blurring of this gentleman caller's face-I do not want to use his image without his permission and, as she opted to not contact him back, well...there we are...

Ummm...no. Just..no...

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Well, That Escalated Quickly

I got this message, please pay attention to the information at the top...

He didn't even give me a chance to respond...!

Oh well...win some, lose some...

Let's go on a "fancy date"

This next one comes from a friend of mine..and I'll let the screenshot do most of the talking...

I really truly hope he was trying to be funny...

If this is what passes for 'romance' these days...may the Lord have mercy on us all!